doesn't cia need to know and monitor that personal e-mail account? isn't that something you hand over? >> what you're looking at also is the fbi, 100 years of fbi history, more of them 50 of them under director hoover where they were black mailing public officials by using information against members of congress and other people, and i think they are extraordinarily caution in this day and age exactly what do we have here. is it against the law, does it break the rules, is it a national security concern? if it's not there what are we running around telling everybody for. >> john miller and general myer thank you. now the government's fiscal cliff which could happen 50 days from today congress goes back network tomorrow facing pressure to work out a deal preventing automatic spending cuts. unlike the last budget crisis both sides seem to be willing to compromise. bill plante is at the white house. good morning. >> reporter: there are signs of progress but senior administrative be officials tell us they believe the president only has a short time to ge